0 to risk money on the result of an event or a competition, such as a horse race, in the hope of winning more money: --
I bet (that) he won't come.
[ + (that) ] I bet you (that) she's missed the bus.
[ + two objects, + (, that, ) ] I bet you $25 (that) I'll get there before you.
She bet £500,000 on the horse that came in second.
1 an amount of money that you risk on the result of an event or a competition, such as a horse race: --
2 to risk a sum of money on the unknown result of an event in the hope of winning more money than you have risked: --
3 an agreement to risk money on the unknown result of an event: --
4 to risk money on something that may happen in the future: --
5 to risk a lot of money on something that may happen in the future: --
You cannot tell, out of context, whether someone is talking about a pet or a pen, a bet or a bed.
Once those perceptions occur and the relevant motor centers light up, only a fool would bet against the appropriate behavioral output.
On this account, subjects look at the worst possible outcome for each bet, and choose between bets accordingly.
Since the present participles form the most common cases, forgetting, letting, shutting, and betting might also be expected to exhibit t-to-r.
A better bet would be to go to the separate volumes that cover these topics more thoroughly and clearly.
Next, subjects are offered a series of betting options, giving them the opportunity to place a ' bet ' on their choice being correct.
In manic patients, the ' conservative ' tendency to bet less than controls on favourable outcomes appears superficially at odds with their poor quality or ' risky ' decisions.
The materials do not hedge their bets and never patronise pupils.
